Lute Olson was a college basketball coach for decades and mentored some of the game’s brightest stars.
Mike Bibby, Luke Walton, Gilbert Arenas, Damon Stoudamire, Andre Iguodala, and Jason Terry to name a few.
But who is the best player Olson has ever coached? The Hall of Famer was asked that Thursday after Arizona unveiled a statue in his honor, and he knew the answer.
“I think Sean Elliott is,” the 83-year-old Olson said. “Because he could play any position you wanted him to play.”
That wasn’t a surprising answer. Elliott, who played at Arizona from 1985-89, is usually regarded as the Wildcats’ best player of all-time.